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21 Apr 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
UiTM researchers have developed a modified photocatalyst which is economical and effective at transforming organic pollutants into harmless end products.
07 Apr 2014
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya and the National Science Centre (Pusat Sains Negara) jointly organized a Meet the Scientist session at Pusat Sains Negara recently.
28 Mar 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
UiTM researchers are studying the effectiveness of Horizontal Rotation (HR) for brainwave balancing. Initial results show brainwaves were more synchronized after five sessions of HR
28 Mar 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
UiTM researchers have found that steel tubes filled with foam concrete was inferior in strength as compared to that of normal concrete.
28 Mar 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study evaluated how Gamelan music can be assimilated into contemporary music compositions and performance practices, opening up new possibilities for the use of the gamelan in the music industry.
28 Mar 2014
University of Malaya
Her outstanding contributions to public health in such a short span of time contributed significantly to her election as a Fellow in the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians in the UK, one of only a handful of fellows from Malaysia.
26 Mar 2014
University of Malaya
Malaysia, with its multi-ethnic population, is a perfect laboratory for scientists to look at how inherited differences in genes can affect the patient’s responses to medications. These genetic differences can be used to predict whether a medication will be effective for a particular person and to help prevent adverse drug reactions.
21 Mar 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The Nottingham University Malaysia Campus offers free English speaking workshops to local secondary schools as part of their Community Outreach Programme which aims to not only deliver a valuable day for the students and but also build a network among local educational practitioners.
20 Mar 2014
University of Malaya
Dr. Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam is the first Malaysian to receive the prestigious award from Pew Charitable Trusts. Her work will shed light on the living habits of the rare and extraordinary dugongs.
13 Mar 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Using the latest crowdsourcing techniques for satellite image interpretation they will be able to join volunteers across the globe in the search for the missing aircraft.
12 Mar 2014
University of Malaya
As the first academic institution in Malaysia to accredited, the Faculty of Medicine joins more than 900 institutions in 37 countries that have earned AAALAC accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to responsible animal care and use.
03 Mar 2014
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Kuala Lumpur, 3 March - A simple electrical conductivity could be enough to measure water pollution in tropical rivers instead of the complex tests currently used, according to a paper in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
28 Feb 2014
University of Malaya
Universities Malaya, Waseda and Kumamoto have found dinosaur fossil teeth in the rural interiors of Pahang — the first known discovery of dinosaur remains in Malaysia.
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Teaching professionals in the field of English as a Second Language (ESL) often express
concern that their students lack sufficiently broad vocabulary knowledge.Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish baselines that can be used to measure changes in
language proficiency among Malaysian students in the future
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study addressed questions related to the potential effects of 10 weeks coaching interventions for students identified as having learner autonomy profiles that indicate they may benefit from additional learning support services.
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Incorporating the gamelan into contemporary music
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Advancement in materials science and engineering enables research to be carried out to produce lightweight materials that are comparable in performance to their contemporaries.
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Homograph pose some difficulties when using the computer to get the meaning of words .
05 Feb 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
University of Malaya (UM) held a signing ceremony of dual PhD programme agreement between itself and University of Nottingham on 24th January. The agreement will enable candidates pursuing PhD under this programme to be awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from UM and University of Nottingham each upon graduation.
21 Jan 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study is to determine the relationship between anxiety, attitude and motivation of tertiary students in learning English as a second language
21 Jan 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Palm oil can be changed to biofuel through several ways, the simplest and most widely used is transesterification.
02 Jan 2014
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The research presented include laxative tea from Agarwood, inducing young trees and leaves and stems to produce the resin and sustainable methods of extraction for the prized incense that can cost up to US$10,000 a kilo.
16 Dec 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Textile dyeing is a significant consumer of water and producer of contaminated aqueous waste stream. Without proper waste water treatment, the effluents discharged by these factories will harm the environment. Dyes, as they are concentrated in colour, represent potential harm to mankind and aquatic life.
16 Dec 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study investigates two aspects: How do English Language lecturers feel about their chosen profession? Are they generally satisfied with their job or are they silently suffering from job stress and burnout?
16 Dec 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study explored the use of inexpensive materials as alternatives to treat effluents from various industries such as petroleum, metals, food processing, textile, industries as well as municipal waste waters and has become a global environmental issue.
06 Dec 2013
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A technique to preserve cells from the rare and popular Tigers Milk Mushroom for later use is published in the latest issue of The Journal of Tropical Agriculture Science. The mushroom is important in communities in Malaysia who use it as a medicinal treatment for various ailments as well as to produce a tonic to maintain health.
20 Nov 2013
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The intranasal spray was developed using local isolated bacterium that was found to provide better protection against infections by Mannheimia haemolytica bacterium than imported vaccines.
07 Nov 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
The recent rapid development of wireless communication systems has created a strong need for the development of new antenna structures. The research described in this project introduces the concept of reconfigurable antennas with switching beam control, operable at 5.8 GHz.
06 Aug 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Food researchers at Universiti Teknologi Mara develop new process to make healthy fruit based snacks
11 Jul 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study is about the Smart Java language editor (SJE). SJE combines the current features of existing Java editor with some smart features that will help students in learning Java programming.
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Giants in history
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Mazlan binti Othman (born 11 December 1951) was instrumental in launching the country’s first microsatellite, and in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, into space.
Susan Lim (14 February 1952 – 2 August 2014) was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialized in studying a class of flatworms, the Monogeans, which are parasites of fishes.
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Wu Lien-teh (10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malaysian-born doctor who invented a mask that effectively suppressed disease transmission. Winning the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship enabled Wu to become the first Chinese student to study medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Known as Mr. Natural Rubber, chemist and researcher B. C. Shekhar (17 November 1929 – 6 September 2006) introduced a number of technical innovations that helped put Malaysia’s natural rubber industry on the world map.
Lim Boo Liat (21 August 1926 – 11 July 2020), a leading authority in the conservation of Malaysia’s biological diversity, had his initial interest in the outdoors piqued by nature lessons in school. Lim, who helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia and re-establish the Malaysian Nature Society, had a particular interest in researching zoonotic diseases associated with small animals.